top stories we are following on this friday. eager shoppers already out getting those black friday deals. we'll show you the scenes of the rush to get bargains from all over the country. and sasha fleishman talks publicly for the first time. about the horrifying

moments when the teen was set on fire. supplies that story coming up. happening now. the shenanigans of black friday are underway. this is from a texas wal- mart store last night where as two women were arrested for fighting over an h-d-t- v! safe if other locations, such as

this target in suburban los angeles, were a little more subdued. and this is from a 'best buy' in colma. hundreds stood in line. some since wednesday. just to be first in line for the store's best deals. kron-4's gabe slate said -- besides the line of people, a line of 250 -cars were

waiting to get in to the lot. and coming up in about 10 minutes we'll take a closer look at black friday across the country. a lot of shoppers are not happy black friday has morphed into black thursday. they are lashing out at major retailers online and threatening to boycott stores that opened early on thanksgiving. and an "i pledge to not shop on thanksgiving" badge is circulating on facebook. it has been shared more than 950-thousand times as of wednesday. this year the holiday shopping season is cut six days shorter than usual because thanksgiving falls later on the calendar. and many retailers fear sales could be flat. >>:"i look down and my skirt is on fire. and i freak out." thankful to be home this thanksgiving.

sasha fleischman is back with family after spending weeks in the hospital recovering from second and third -degree burns. it happened when the skirt sasha was wearing was set on fire while on an a-c transit bus. sasha is gender neutral. sasha spoke publicly yesterday for the first time since the incident. kron-4's justine waldman learned he is not only brave, but his resolve is even more admirable. in bandages cover the second and third degree burns to cover the walls. he will eventually have to work impression that light and to help his healing. there was so much love and support surrounding sasha something the family is extremely grateful for. a banner of a get well messages cover the walls of the fleischmann home. >>: when i was in the hospital every day by parents to bring mixtecs of parts thiand most of them from total strangers and it was just really neat knowing that these were

total strangers who care about you. >>: sasha has no plans to ride the bus along ever again. the team's confidence and beinganother winter spare the air--agender has not suffered. if anything, its only furthered his beliefs. i'm going to keep wearing skirts. >>: the voice said that judge the boy who charged that judge the boy who said sasha on fire says he did it because he was homophobic. >>: i think it should be able to realize that it's not just a funny prank.

>>: the 16 year-old charged with setting up such a fleischmann of fire is a richard thomas. he is charged as an adult with the mayhem of salt and hate crimes. sasha and such as parents want to see him tried as a juvenile. and the news room, justine waldman, kron 4 news. >>anny: new this morning, another winter spare the air alert has been issued for today for the bay area. the bay area air quality management district says it is illegal for bay area residents to burn wood, manufactured fire logs or other solid fuel either indoors or outdoors. homes without permanently installed heating are exempt from the

ban. this is the third winter spare the air alert this week. this morning, police in fremont are looking for help to identify a burglar caught on camera.

take a look at some pictures taken of the suspect. he was seen on surveillance camera tuesday morning in a homeowner's bedroom in the 200 block of addison court. the homeowner returned later that afternoon and noticed the break-in was recorded. the suspect is believed to be a hispanic or middle eastern man, with a thin to medium build, short brown hair, brown eyes, a thin mustache and a partial goatee. police believe he got into the house through the backyard.

black friday shoppers stormed stores for the door-busting deals that mark the official start of the holiday shopping season. cnn's andrew spencer reports some shoppers stayed calm and others got pushy. black friday got rowdy at this west palm beach florida over the few deals limited to a limited number of customers. the crowd surges when a couple of people appear to cut and pushing their way to the front has others grab this man's a jacket and tried to pull him. excited shoppers surged into the macy's herald square with a long

night and day of shopping ahead moscow that without much pushing or shoving. some shoppers give up family time to capitalize on early black friday deals and as wal-mart and san antonio. >>: it's well worth it. but we got a bunch of toys for the kids. a stroller a car seat for a baby we are expecting and just gives for the family. but others were only given up being home for the holidays. their whole families are out to the store. can of >>: my husband is an online for the 50 in. tv grid my son is also an live for the place station for. >>: america torres is hoping to show what just under $600 for two of those 50 and tvs. on one of the many door buster deals that kick off the holiday

shopping season. >>anny: summon up a closer look to your black friday shopping deals. bright lights to the bay bridge and the city. time now is 412.

forget the black friday deals, and hit the slopes. that's what many people are doing at montana's big sky resort as thrill-seekers were lined up early in the morning to be first people down the mountain this season. hundreds of skiiers and snowboarders got in line before the sun came up on thanksgiving day. the resort open for business at 9 in the morning, but many were waiting as early as 5-30. most of the skiiers say the conditions were perfect. and that it was a great opening day.

lots of people in tahoe or headed there in the next few days for this long thanksgiving weekend. conditions aren't ideal.but resorts are making snow.and we got some real powder last week. more and more resorts are now open for business. among them.boreal, heavenly, northstar, kirkwood and squaw are already open. alpine meadows opens december 13th. donner says it will open as soon as enough snow arrives.since the family run business does not make it's own. let's check in with our forecast. the morning erica. >>erica: 38 degrees in santa rosa, 39 for those of you and a bottle. mid-40s for

those of you and oakland. 47 degrees currently and sunnyvale. this is our temperature. expecting a pretty nice day for the mostly clear skies. 70 degrees. upper 60s for those of you an evergreen tree that we're looking at mid- 60s along the delta. 69 degrees the high in pleasanton. 64 degrees and pleasanton. low 60s expected at the coast as well. 61 degrees for ocean beach a mailing mid-60s and the north bay. take a look at your 7 day around the bay. in the cool down as store for us. we do have a " cold front heading our way from alaska. a lot colder associated with this and a chance of rain in the forecast by about thursday.

taking a look at your morning commute, really not dealing with any incidents this morning so let's jump into our bridge check. sam goes for a san mateo bridge. your drive time from hayward to foster city grid must take a look at our traffic maps. starting off in the north bay, and a bottle into san francisco, drive time about 23 minutes with no delays out there. county jails across the state have seen an increase in violence since they began housing thousands of offenders who previously would have gone to state prisons. records show many of the 10 counties that account for 70 percent of california's total jail population have

experienced a surge in inmate fights and attacks on jail employees. as the combined population grew 14 percent, inmate-on- inmate assaults rose 32 percent and inmate-on-staff assaults rose 27 percent. an explosion rocked a pipeline company in central missouri. residents reported seeing the explosion light up the sky from more than 30 miles away. a spokesperson from the "panhandle eastern pipeline

company" say the blast happened because of a rupture at a compressor station. no one was injured. most of the estimated 425 ohio families evacuated after a train derailment and chemical spill are back in their homes. however, about three dozen homes closest to the scene of tuesday night's derailment in willard remain off-limits and

residents could be out of their homes until later today. governor john kasich visited with evacuated families having a thanksgiving dinner provided by the railroad at the high school. kasich says the evacuation and cleanup has been handled well and could serve as a model for emergency crews. no injuries were reported.

in massachusetts a mother says someone has given her a holiday surprise she will never forget. this mother of six year old twins and a 20-month old admits money has been tight but she was still determined to make christmas special. she bought several hundred dollars worth of gifts at her local walmart on the layaway plan. she had hoped to have the gifts all paid off by mid- december but as it turned out she didn't have to

worry. an anonymous donor paid her balance in full. she says the gesture is about so much more than money. and adds her faith in people and their kindness is stronger than ever.

here's stanley roberts who

found some people behaving badly. fish and other wildlife are making their return to other strains our rivers to 200 this not thousands of panhandlers. >>: they are stacking the rocks or pieces of concrete and wait for the fish to move up to a shallow area into a pool that they designated for and then they tied the net within the banks and then they blocked the the river with concrete. the use shopping carts as well and they diverts the rivers and make sandbags out of rocks. >>: roger chairman of the

salmon and steelhead restoration group has a- during the waterways for some 25 years. the transience living along the banks of the los gatos and guadalupe rivers or poaching of salmon and trout. >>: this has happened here for about 12 years for it, not only that to but they were using the creek as a public toilet despite their being at restrooms nearby. don't get me wrong,. people are still camping along the creeks and rivers and some are approaching. and back to these men showed up fishing " one after november 19th there's absolutely no fishing until after spring. and even if there is if i can generally some bases and data is not permitted. >>: i say 95 percent cleaner compared to the previous year's. benisons the encampments are dwindling in this area, the birds have returned and now trout and according to rogers and never before seen

species of salmon. and san jose, stanley roberts, kron4 nos. >>anny: coming up on the kron4 morning news i want to get live look outside from the james lick freeway. i'm trying to wake up. hopefully you are to permit will have more on your weather and traffic. the time now is 427.

a comeback. let's get a check and a half with a forecast for your black friday day. >>: mild temperatures dry

and mild and mostly sunny conditions will continue through the weekend but we do have changes in the forecast starting off heading into your work week. we're expecting much cooler temperatures with a chance of light showers. before we get to that, let's talk temperatures 3 to 37 degrees and a model. although mid- 40s currently in oakland. 42 degrees if you're heading off the door in san mateo and 47 degrees currently and sunnyvale. as for the afternoon mostly sunny skies. 73 degrees for los gatos. 66 degrees and santa clara. mid-60s of the delta today. 70 degrees expected in livermore. mid-60s for the north bay. we do have a

system approaching dropping down from alaska. with that we will see cooler air with cooler temperatures. temperatures not even getting out of the '50s. its plan to be pretty chilly as well. temperatures dropping down to the slow freezing. roy do have that chance of forecast rain. by thursday. it was the color picture morning commute. not really dealing with any problems out there. no delays associated with this. but take a look with your bridge check. no problems there the bay bridge toll plaza. the economic picture traffic maps, starting off on the east bay. rain on your screen indicating light traffic. as for the south

bay pretty clear conditions as you head north. not dealing with any delays there. same goes for the peninsula at a pretty quiet ride

>>anny: celebrating a holiday while on duty. kron4's philippe djegal joined a group of sam until firefighters working holiday shifts. when joy-judge who enjoyed a special thanksgiving dinner as a family. smiles all around before this group of families dig into thanksgiving dinner. repaired without charge by an executive chef who once owned a restaurant near the twin towers before 911. eight san until firefighters and their loved ones sharing this special day together. keeping in mind though that this is also still a work day. aside from turkey,

stuffing and vegetables, a radio said on the table. just in case these firefighters out of station 23 get a call. a call that thankfully never came. allowing everyone to enjoy the holiday. >>: battalion chief joe novelli's drove down from writing for the dinner. >>: and a battalion chief timinommy mota/battalion chief, san mateo--mota's sums both aspiring firefighters said they wouldn't have any other way. so, yes, like many of you, these firefighters had to work the holiday but they also get to spend the day with their friends and family and, for

that, they are thankful. in san mateo, philippe djegal kron4 knows. animal lovers in sonoma county are hoping people will take advantage of a very special offer this christmas. throughout the month of december, sonoma county animal care and control is offering pet adoptions for only $10. the dogs and cats under adoption will be stated, neutered and vaccinated for free before you take them home. the agency is also holding its

annual " clause and pause " portraits with santa evens. the $15 fee for a photograph with santa supports the lost and homeless animals at the shelter. the shelter is located on century court near the sonoma county airport. difficult economic times did not stop local charities -- such as san francisco's saint anthony's foundation -- from providing a wonderful thanksgiving dinner for those in the greatest need. just this week, saint anthony's received 15- hundred turkeys -- about five hundred more than its original goal. and volunteers did everything possible to create a happy holiday for everyone who walked through the doors.

thousands came out to participate in a silicon valley thanksgiving day tradition! before the big meal and the shopping. families came out yesterday morning for the turkey trot in san jose. the event was fun for the whole family. there were several events to choose from. including a 5-k and 10-k run. runners, joggers and walkers enjoyed the nice weather. and the course which moved through downtown san jose.

the silicon valley turkey trot helps raise money for several charities in the bay area. sthere is now a legal ride sharing business operating at s-f-o relayrides allows bay area

travelers to park for free at hotels near sfo while their cars are rented out to visitors during their trips.

to write a letter of >>anny: there is now illegal ride sharing business operating at sfo. really rides allows the bay area travelers to park for free at hotels near sfo while their cars are rented out to visitors during their trips. car owners who signed up with really rides are offering free-judge offered

free parking which can cost between $18.30 $6 a day and as a falls parking lots. the cost to rent a car through rely rides varies depending on the type of car, the company will pay as of fulton% of the profits. it earns from business generated at the airport. it's a big question for marketers: what kind of a buyer are you? and what are you willing to pay? in the search for answers the shopping season, consumer behavior online and off is being tracked aggressively withheld from advances in technology. and it can happen whether buyers are on their work computers, mobile devices were just standing in the grocery aisle. retailers say these techniques help customers shopping experiences and can lead to good deals. a colorado based company is looking to help twitter turn

a profit, while making money for itself. "wayin"has partnered up with the denver broncos to purge for-- project tweeted photos and tweet from fans on to the field using a giant screen. the software allows fans to be placed next week to the tweets to generate revenue. neither "wayin" or twitter " say how much money is being generated through the deal. pizza hut is offering to rehire the manager of the northern indiana restaurant who was fired over his refusal to open up on thanksgiving day. tony rohr has worked at the elkhart restaurant for more than 10 years but was told to write

a letter of resignation after his refusal. rohr tells he instead of running letter explaining that he believed the company should care more about its employees. thanksgiving and christmas days had been the only guarantee days off for the restaurant workers. a statement from pizza hut says it respects an employee's right to not work on the holiday. rohr says he hasn't decided yet whether to go back to his job.

the bay area has its own thanksgiving football tradition dating all the way kron4's haaziq madyun takes

to the field for this years san francisco high school championship football turkey day game >>: high school football fans were going wild here at the keys are stadium in san francisco this thanksgiving but for the 89th annual si of five championship game of a better known as the turkey bowl. >>: it's a tradition. every time we go to the turkey bowl we have to let it. but the lines of verse as the lincoln high school mustangs. >>: wang dan class of '71. >>: link and hired a lump patrick chase says sports figures have played in this game. >>: o.j. simpson pripet. this is the check digit game for the city's schools for it happens every turkey day and all but banned all to on the dock is starts and

lincoln right now the coach has gone through six championships so that will be a record. >>: not so fast as galileo a llama dennis rim of spirit and a game that was a classic sure about it all came down to this. the score 3430 lanes over the mustangs clock winding down to the fourth quarter mustang and drive it for the winter if the quarterback said to back the size to hit, he fumbles and game over. no repeats for lincoln on this circuit that however felt good. >>: it's a great game. and i have turkey cooked for me at home so it's even better for it in san francisco haazig money on kron4 notes >>anny: we're looking for sunny skies on this black friday. to fill us in on the forecast here is a >>janu:. cooler start to the debris expecting cooler.

mild conditions but we do have some changes in the forecast. the chance of light showers made a week. 44 degrees currently and concord. 43 degrees at livermore. as we head into the after know what we're expecting plenty of sunshine. temperatures pretty nice. 66 degrees for santa clara. upper 60s expected for those of you in an evergreen. we're expecting 70 degrees for those of you and a lover margaret upper 60s for those of you and walnut creek. we're looking at low 60s for downtown san francisco as well at the coast. mid-60s for those of you in the of the north ave. second of

what can satellite and radar we do have high pressure building which will keep things dry and mild through the weekend but we do have a system heading our way from alaska. we're going to see that " air settled and a starting off the work week and as the system approaches us we will continue to feel the cool down. we do have that chance of rain pushing and by thursday. talking about the commute, been pretty light of morning especially for those of you heading towards black friday shopping some of the incidents to report street near westbound a ride looking good as i am opposed for years i mateo bridge ride right now. the westbound 92 ride hayward to foster city about 10 minutes. also not dealing with the incidents and east bay right now. technology traffic maps green indicated light traffic. the

trucking and the accidents for livermore towards dublin and hayward right now. south bay similar conditions. clear roadways along the peninsula as well we're going to make our way to the north bay 3 >>: opening for the season. the united nations is said to appeal for more aid to the philippines for the victims of typhoon haiyan. the u.n. says they will seek funds for its 12 month plan to revive areas devastated by the super typhoon and the central philippines in addition to $348 million

they had sought for immediate relief. disaster relief officers as 5.6 million workers have lost their livelihoods. including 2.4 million who already were among the very poor before ties on a high on--typhoon haiyan. se ploughed through early this month. the government disaster agency says a nearly 55600 people have been killed, more than 1700 are missing and nearly 4 million have been displaced. scientists are studying

spacecraft images to find out whether a small part of comment--comet ison survived a close encounter with the sun. the comment at first seem to have fallen apart as it approached the suns a sizzling serve as the new images today show a streak of light and some say could indicate the comet is still in orbit. researchers say that it appears a small fraction of ison has remained a one-piece, but it's unclear how long it will survive for.

the privately owned " x " program will try again in a few days to launch a-7 thousand pound satellite into orbit. -"space x" it was the second time in three days the launch was called off. elon musk, the founder of the bay area private space program, tweeted: "better to be paranoid and wrong." space-x has made two of its 12 scheduled flights to the

international space station. it will likely be a few days before another launches attempted according to the space-x website. watching bay area weather this morning at the >>janu: will have your holiday shopping forecast in just a couple of minutes.

the morning everyone. the top stories that we're following on thisvember 29th sos get pushy and others that call. --calm. eager shoppers already out getting those black friday deals. we'll show you the scenes of the rush to get bargains from all over the country. >>anny:and sasha fleishman talks publicly for the first time. about the horrifying moments when the teen was

set on fire. that story coming up. happening now. first check of your holiday forecast. giono we are making up to less called this morning. >>janu: >>: we're expecting plenty of sunshine with another round of the mild temperatures. some '70s and are warmer spots. cool temperatures. we will take a look at where temperatures are headed coming up in a full report of for now let's get a full check of your traffic with the george. >>j.r.: a day after thanksgiving we're looking for light traffic today. at present we don't breathe life traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. about the same as we saw yesterday. and we don't even see any slow traffic through the east bay for highway 4 or interstate 583 south bay peninsula. still light. >>anny:

the shenanigans of black friday are underway. and just as reports >>: black friday got to rowdy add this to west palm beach florida over a few deals offered to a limited number of customers. the crowd surges what a couple of people appear to cut and andrea you can see some of the same people waiting in front of the line earlier in the day. excited shoppers surged at the macy's and harold square with a long day of shopping ahead. some shoppers give up their family time to capitalize on early black friday deals and as wal-mart and san antonio.

>>: it's well worth it. we got a bunch of toys for the kids. a stroller and a car seat for a baby we are expecting. and just gives for the family. others were only given up in a home for the holidays bring in their whole family out to the store. >>: my son is online at 4 the petition for writ of my husband is online at 4 and 50 and steve. we're here as a family. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >>will: a backer of the bay area thousands are probably shopping at this minute. there are just hundreds of cars and to get their hands on the best deals. it started actually on thursday night and there are deals to be had. kron4's mike pelton

is live at the livermore outlets to show us what's going on. i say shoppers are out there already. >>: in to visit and bustling. a lot of people even. a lot people have for five bags in each hand. the pentagon of the shoppers crowded here and to go livermore premium of let's. maxim and stores it opened up for the turkey that made its way into the fridge opening the doors at 6:00 last night. that's about four hours earlier than the open the last year and the manager tells me just judging by i tested it's much busier this year as many shoppers started their black friday on thursday tell me this way they can headstart. >>: it's better i think because everyone gets time on shopping early was some

people want to shop late. one of the longest lines as of the starbucks coffee shop. i spoke with the manager here at the outlet and use as a most of the main parking lots are full. they're down to only their overflow parking lot has about 2300 spaces so expect heavy traffic in their coming down here today. it's amazing what people will do to save water $200.

>>: i was on her last year. this year not as bad. i have much of an issue presumably because they opened up 6:00 and not like tenor midnight. you're one of those sound bites to their said it took them about two hours to sit through the traffic. right now traffic is only going into an overflow lot. but you expected to be relatively difficult to find a parking space. debbie obamas thanks stay strong out there mike. >>anny: a lot of shoppers are not happy black friday has morphed into black thursday. they are lashing out at major retailers online and

threatening to boycott stores that opened early on thanksgiving. and an "i pledge to not shop on thanksgiving" badge is circulating on facebook. it has been shared more than 950-thousand times as of wednesday. this year the holiday shopping season is cut six days shorter than usual because thanksgiving falls later on the calendar. and many retailers fear sales could be flat.

>>:"i look down and my skirt is on fire. and i freak out." thankful to be home this thanksgiving. sasha fleischman is back with family after spending weeks in the hospital recovering from second and third -degree burns. it happened when the skirt

sasha was wearing was set on fire while on an a-c transit bus. sasha is gender neutral. sasha spoke publicly yesterday for the first time since the incident. kron-4's justine waldman learned he is not only brave, but his resolve is even more admirable. manages to rapper cross about his legs to cover the second and third degree burns from the november attack. after three surgeries and hurts a little to walk. sasha will eventually have to work compression likens to help with healing. there is so much love and support surrounding sasha. something a family is extremely grateful for. a banner of get what messages covers the walls of the fleischmann home. >>: my parents to visit and bring a stack of cards as high and most of them from total strangers. this it's really neat knowing these are total strangers who care about you. sasha has no plans to plan that is to ride the bus along ever

again. the team's confidence of being a gender has not suffered. if anything the attack has made such a strong corporate >>: on going to keep wearing my skirts. that's something i am not going to give up. the family tries to get back to normal re-establishing a routine which includes changes offices bandages each morning. as far and the attacker the 16 year-old told them he sat/of fire because his homophobic. >>: it's a really dumb thing he did and i think that you surely know better than to light someone on fire. i think it should be able to realize that's not just a funny frank. >>: the 16 year-old charged with setting up such a fleischmann of fire is richard thomas. he is charged as an adult with may

have of salt and hate crimes. sasha and such as parents want to see him tried as a juvenile. and the nose around, justine waldman kron4 knows. >>anny: a clear start to the day. temperatures and the thirties and the north bay. we're expecting plenty of sunshine. we will take a look at where those temperatures are headed coming up in just a bit.

another winter spare the air alert has been issued for today for the bay area. the bay area air quality management district says it is illegal for bay area residents to burn wood, manufactured fire logs or other solid fuel either indoors or outdoors. homes without permanently installed heating are exempt from the ban. this is the third winter spare the air alert this

week. by about mid-week rally cold conditions and also a change of showers. but we are mild today through the week. 36 degrees if you're heading up the door and a bottle. 59 degrees in fremont. 44 degrees currently in san jose as we head into the afternoon hours expecting plenty of sunshine. 66 degrees for sunnyvale. at santa clara 360 degrees expected and campbell. we're looking at all '70s and livermore today. mid-60s along the delta. 64 degrees for those of you in hayward downtown san francisco getting about 63 degrees.

mid-60s and the north bay bridge taken a look as satellite and radar we do have high pressure building and getting towards our area and that will keep things dry and mild for us. keeping storm tracker to the north of us we will see a low pressure coming down. a lot of cool air associated with this system. take a look at tuesday. temperatures not even getting out of the '50s. also the chance of light showers by thursday. >>j.r.: us talk first about public transit. barges on a regular schedule but this trend is not. on a weekend schedule and golden gate ferry it is also on a weekend schedule. golden gate transit as well. here at the bay bridge toll plaza expect like conditions

all morning long. i'll be surprised if we see the meeting like activated today. at this moment it actually looks a little lighter than yesterday to your problem free. looking at the traffic maps and updating some quick drive times that's what they will be. 12 minutes hercules the berkeley. san ramon valley 16 minutes. 22 minutes about to the dublin interchange. as south bay freeways look good. about a 40 minute drive time hear now from the capitol expressway to the montague expressway on what one northbound.

county jails across the state have seen an increase in violence since they began housing thousands of offenders who previously would have gone to state prisons. records show many of the 10 counties that account for 70 percent of california's

total jail population have experienced a surge in inmate fights and attacks on jail employees. as the combined population grew 14 percent, inmate-on- inmate assaults rose 32 percent and inmate-on-staff assaults rose 27 percent. an explosion rocked a pipeline company in central missouri. residents reported seeing the explosion light up the sky from more than 30 miles

away. a spokesperson from the "panhandle eastern pipeline company" say the blast happened because of a rupture at a compressor um hmm station. no one was injured. most of the estimated 425 ohio families evacuated after a train derailment and chemical spill are back in their homes. however, about three dozen homes closest to the scene of tuesday night's derailment in willard remain off-limits and residents could be out of their homes until later

today. governor john kasich visited with evacuated families having a thanksgiving dinner provided by the railroad at the high school. kasich says the evacuation and cleanup has been handled well and could serve as a model for emergency crews. no injuries were reported.

>> welcome back. the time is 5:25 a.m.. celebrating

the holiday while on duty. kron4 philippe djegal joined a group of san mattel firefighters working and the holiday shifts. they enjoyed a special thanksgiving dinner as a family. >> eight san mattel firefighters and their loved ones shared a day together and keeping in mind this is also still at work day. >> when the sounds of go off, we have to go on the call. our family would just a year to eat. >> they have a radio on the table just in case the firefighters out station 23 get a call that the bank fully, and never came so that could enjoy the holiday. >> we did to be in service, and we can still reflect

with our family of how things have gone and what we are thankful for. >> the battalion chief parents drove down from redding for the dinner. >> we just want to spend some time with him and be thankful to have a summer camp. >> i have my three children, my wife, my mother-in-law >> and a battalion chief son say that they would not have any other way. >> it is just really special to get a chance to spend time with my family and the other people in the fire department. >> they come out every day and put their lives on the line for us. >> like many of you, these firefighters also had to work on the holiday. there still plentiful. >> you see that big smile on his face?

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>> welcome back the time is 5:30 a.m.. black friday shoppers are still out there this morning bread there try to get their hands on some great deals. kron4 jackie and sissel is live at the best to buy in iran and with more. >> i was out here yesterday waiting for the store to open. if this is video that i shot about a half an hour

ago. i spoke to the manager and he stated that by the time he opened there were about a hundred people waiting to get inside best buy is doing this a little different. they have a different door busters and then that will have other ones throughout the day. they're going to be expecting a mother russia. as for 30 a.m. in the morning also surprised to see this many people here. i had a chance to talk to some of the other shoppers as some of them just have small items that were excited to get. >> my husband works here. i just wanted to come out to see what the best deals were. >> my church from wanted had phones. >> if you just cannot wait until 8:00 a.m. morning to get them crestar >> know.no, now i am off to

macy's and then to wal-mart. >> four days of veterans of that do this every year they have this all a plot to out. some of them started this one store and just like this shopper stated that she will go to one store and then they have it all planned out to the minute. this will be a very long day for some people. >> work people behaving badly? >> i did not see stanley roberts here once. i think our real excited shoppers were probably less my. these

are more of the other type of shoppers >> that you so much a jackie. the time >> a jacket is required this morning because we are dealing with your calls in cool air has settled in. in the north bay is about 37 and the same for vallejo. 46 degrees in san jose. that afternoon you can expect pretty nice conditions. another round of mild temperatures. mid 60s along

the east bay coastline. if you are going out this evening we are expecting clear skies and the temperatures are expected to drop. this 53 degrees in santa rosa. pin will >> the traffic is very light as it is around the bay. here's a quick commute check even interstate 581 highway before has light traffic around the bay area. we are seeing so on and does not the case this morning. the north bay ride is looking good. if you're born out to shopping will not find any delays with the traffic. maligned with the holiday shopping season starting

today, muni is reiterating their eyes up, phone down campaign and reminding customers of their transit choices and safety tips. >> they're urging muni passengers to be aware of their surroundings especially of robberies and the spread traffic control officers will patrol the union square and i must ponied center area to assure the pedestrians are safe. also in order to increase traffic in transit capacity, sfmta has installed towed away signs on wednesday effect of current year's day in the downtown area. >> crimes of the san francisco area is set a five-year high. according to the san francisco department. a total of 46 about the crimes are reported to the end of october. robberies,

assaults and stuffs a continuous the same monthly rate, the city is on track to exceed 55,000 crimes in 2013, a nearly 22% jump from last year. the vast majority nearly 40,000 this year are property crimes although breakings, puffs and robberies that can include an assault. police said that the increase is related to smart phones and any other electronic devices. >> there is now a legal, ride sharing business that is operating at sfo. relate rides allows the bay area travelers to parthree park for free at hotels near sfo while their cars are rented out to visitors on their trips. car owners to sign of which relate rise are offered free parking which cost between $18.30 $6 a day. the company will pay

sfo temper some of the profits. >> the bay area has its own the banks giving football tradition dating all the back to the 19 twenties. kron4 haaziq madyun takes on to the field for this year's san francisco high school championship football turkey day game. >> lincoln high stated that they have a lot of sports figures to have played here. >> the green bay packers' coach and o.j. simpson also played here. this is a championship game for the city schools and it happens every turkey day. and 11:02 a.m. on the dog is stars. league incomer right now they're going for their championship. >> 33 in a game that was a

classic should audit came down to the score 34-the score and drove in for the win. he fumbled, the game is over and there's no repeat. however, this san was okay. >> it was a great game, it was a perfect day how can you be kissed. i have turkey cooking at home. >> * coming up on the kron4 morning nils. a mother of three is the holiday surprise of a lifetime. will explain one stranger and how they help to make her holiday shopping experience come true. >> black friday gives the violence as a confrontation between alleged shoplifters

and police and grow. we will tell you what happened in a chicago server. >> a beloved scrawl has returned home after being kidnapped. we will explain how this critter made it home safely.

>> welcome back. this is a really nice story. in massachusetts, and mother says that someone has given her a holiday surprise as she would never forget. this mother of six year-old twins and a 20 month old admits, that money has been tight, but she was still determined to make christmas special. she bought several hundred dollars' worth of gives at her local wal-mart on the layaway plan. she had hoped to have the gets all paid off by mid december, but as it turned out, she does not have to worry because an anonymous donor paid her balance in full. >> their release some good people out there. >> she says that the gesture is a so mucis about so much

more money, and she added that her faith in people and their kindness is stronger than ever.

>> forget the black friday

dills, and hit the slopes. that is what many people are doing and montana's big ski resorts as of the thrill seekers were lined up early in the morning to be the first people down the mountain this season. hundreds of skiers and snow boarders gone >> before the sun came up on it thanksgiving day. the resort opened for business at 9:00 a.m. in the morning, but many were waiting as early as 5:30 a.m.. >> most of the skiers say that the conditions were perfect. they stated that it was a great opening day. >> a different story in tahoe where conditions are not ideal but resorts are making snow and we got some real power last week. more and more resorts are now

open for business. among them, boreal, heavenly, north star, kirkwood and squaw are already open. alpine medals opens on december 13th. dahonner says it will open as soon as enough snow are arrives. the family run business does not make his own snow. >> we have fewer calls for the afternoon and will have another round the mild temperatures. we will continue to see these drop the weekend. next week we do have changes in the forecast with much cooler temperatures. taken a look at where the temperatures are ed right now it is still pretty chilly all of them are sitting at 37 degrees. 23 degrees for half moon bay. 48 degrees in livermore. mid 60's for

paula alto, redwood city and mountain view. livermore will be checking in at 73 degrees. 65 for castro valley in downtown san francisco will be getting a high of 63 degrees. to the north, we're looking at mid 60's. 66 degrees and for napa. >> satellite and radar shows a high pressure in place and that will keep things dry and mild. we do have changes to talk about for the fourth higheforecasts. monday, will have a big cool down. take a look at to stay, mid 50s and will certainly be cool a.

thurston we do have a chance of light showers and we are expecting a small to draw. the time is 5:48 a.m.. >> we are taking a look at the hot spots as san francisco this turned out to be very serious on the skyway. this is interstate 80 eastbound heading towards the lower deck. there is word that there may be a pedestrian that has been struck by a bill " and possibly a big rig. at present all the lanes of interstate 80 are shut down. that is the word from the california highway patrol. this does not sound good. the combination of a pedestrian in a big rig does not look good. initially they indicated that there may not keep all the lanes blocked but that is just a hunch.

>> however, right now there is a problem getting to the lower deck of the bay bridge from the sky way. to get around this problem you can use to 80 into san francisco and then get off at fort st.. and that will get your rumpus problem so if you are headed to the east bay to catch it fly at oakland international did not get on the skywest common interstate 80 eastbound. you should exit the freeway and take city street and get on the approach to the bay bridge past the seven street exit. >> a quick look at the bay bridge was the bomb is problem free as well as the san mateo bridge, highway 92 with no delays. a again there is problems with this accident reported in downtown sampras's callsan fran

>> black friday bargain hunters witnessed a violent confrontation between police and as suspected shoplifter near chicago. it happened outside of a cole's store and romeoville. officers say that they chased to people as they try to leave the store by climbing in a pontiac with a getaway driver waiting inside. a shopper would miss the ordeal. >> he did not stop and sh the cops shot at them about four times. >> police say that two people in the car and a third one in the store were arrested. >> it is a big question for marketers what kind of a buyer are you? and what are

you willing to pay? in the search for answers shopping season, consumer behavior on-line and off is being tracked aggressively withheld from advances in technology. it can happen whether buyers are on their work computers, mobile devices or just getting at the grocery store aisles. retailers say that their techniques help customize shopping experience and can lead to good deals. maligned it is the number one des >> is that time, to make the christmas shopping list. but what's the only gifts that most americans plan to buy this holiday season? zain asher is a new york with details. malign most >> most people plan to shop

online as something or just want to buy gift cards. these typically come with fees and most of them charged a fee if you do not use all the money after a year. some also charge a fee just to buy it. that could be from $3 to $7. on the other hand, who does not charge fees? most retailers. >> the time is 5:53 a.m.. you can see there is a pedestrian that was struck on the eastbound lane spread with will be right back with more.

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>> a squirrel that was

kidnapped from a utah by a truck driver, carted hundred miles away to wisconsin and then rejected by her adopted family was returned home for holidays. the unnamed critter is now agree collaborating a wildlife rehabilitation center in utah. the squirrel hitchhiked a ride back was with a former assistant from the four legs while i center in madison. he was kidnapped when a truck driver in interstate 80 brest stop near the utah- wyoming border award per into a makeshift boxed trap. experts say that she and arres havthat the squirrels and arrest of have become very used to being said to my people.

>> all lanes of freeway have been closed eastbound leading to the lower deck and kron4 jackie and sissel isn' is in route.

>> top stories we are following on this friday, november 29th. some shoppers get pushy, as others stay calm. the holiday shopping season officially gets underway as doors open on black friday -- in some places early. we'll give you a look at black friday across the country, coming up. >> there is a freeway closure in san francisco northbound 101 into the city has been completely shut down at vermont street. more from one on one connects with the sky way, interstate 80. there is a pedestrian with the sky way, interstate 80. there is a pedestrian that was struck by a big